Wsk wip

Patrice Lemée;10149331 said:
James, you should really get yourself a portaband. I have a Dewalt myself and I love it. Not that expensive and it would save you a boatload of time.
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I'm in negotiations with Santa Claus about that :) We'll see how it goes.

Thanks for the encouragement guys, I may actually get some more work done tonight. Stay tuned!
 
Interesting knife. Can't see the serrations lasting too long?? Be keeping an eye on this one.
 
Nothing more worth showing just yet, it's been a crazy week. Hang in there, guys!
 
Anything going on with this or is it dead?
 
Not dead by a long shot! My grinder mods are complete and the blade profile is all cleaned up, ready for beveling. I hope to have more pics up in a day or two. Thanks again for your interest :)
 
Anxious to see this develop.Yea,you would love a portaband saw.Hit your local pawn shops.They really are difficult to wear out.
 
I love my portable band saw, and I only have the cheap Princess Auto one, about the same as HF. When on sale you can pick them up for under $100 and the time and effort saved by it is well worth the money. I just wish that they had a narrower blade so I cold cut tighter curves with it:(
 
chad2 said:
where are the update pics!!!!!!!!!
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I've decided to work on NWST!!!!!!!

(Nick Wheeler Standard Time, which is always roughly six months after the longest time you possibly thought it would take :D)

Just kidding guys, relax. These things take time, and the unpleasant vagaries of making a living and taking care of a busy family don't always help.
 
Sounds like my WIP:o I got interrupted by a KITH and a knife order, and I still have to finish my first kitchen knife that I started back in June I think:confused: Sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the week let alone the day:(
 
Finally got some shop time on this one and finished another step. Since the compound flat grinds in this design need to start and stop at fairly precise places, I elected to set all the plunge cuts by hand. I start each pair with an aggressive file and clean them up with a smaller, smoother file to clean them up and tighten the radius a bit. Since there are no sharpening notches, I want each plunge to be a fairly small radius to give the most cutting edge possible, but still be smooth and round to avoid stress-risers.

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Naturally, cutting with a round file at an angle to the workpiece leaves a groove in the shape of a triangle. So it's important to set the file guide at about half that angle, not where you want the plunge to meet the surface of the piece. Otherwise you would end up with odd-looking placements when you're done with a complex grind like this.
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NWST.. ha ha...

Calculate by estimating time, doubling then raising to the next unit of measure. 2 days ---> 4 weeks etc...
 
Howdy again folks, thanks for your patience!

Since the compound flat grinds are so narrow, I decided it was best to cut them by hand with flat and square files. I start by making a 45-degree bevel down to the desired edge thickness, then work it back in facets to the final height of each grind. As always, I start with coarse tools and switch to finer ones as I approach final dimension. It's painstaking work, but it allows me a great deal of control.

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These bevels are essentially set, but will need further refinement to remove deep scratches left by the files, and clean them up nice and flat/straight.

Who's that nosy critter in the pic, you may ask? That's Slippy, my shop kitty. She was rescued off the street by my daughter and a friend when she was small enough to fit in my hand. She had a burn on her snoot that looked suspiciously like the end of a cigarette, and seeing that made me so mad I could hardly talk... we've been pals ever since. She's an excellent mouser/snaker/rabbiter and as cuddly as can be. I couldn't ask for a more loyal friend. :)

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Finally, someone else who appreciates the merits of kitties. they are so wonderful. also, they make you feel wanted every morning before you feed them ;)
 
So James! Any updates on the wip? It's been terribly long since you posted anything in this thread. :)

It would be really cool to see the rest of the production of this knife.
It's been eight months since this project started and I was thinking maby it's time for it to finish before the summer season is over.
You know I can't wait to have it in my hand and actually using it...
 
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